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Champion.  The  second  and  third  prize  winners  were  very 
close  runners  up.  Class  244  (five  shearling  rams)  was  more 
representative  of  the  breed  than  the  single  shearlings,  the  three 
winning  pens  being  well-matched  lots.  The  first  prize  pen  of 
shearling  ewes  in  Class  246  had  an  easy  win  and,  later  on,  were 
awarded  the  Challenge  Bowl  in  the  class  composed  of  one  ram 
and  three  females  bred  by  exhibitor  (see  Fig.  5).  Class  248  was 
a fine  example  of  the  tremendous  length  and  density  of  wool 
combined  with  quality  which  this  breed  is  capable  of  producing. 
Leicesters. — In  Class  249  were  some  useful  shearling  rams, 
the  first  prize  sheep  being  very  strong,  with  plenty  of  bone  and 
wool,  the  second  and  third  prize  sheep  being  very  nice  equal 
sheep,  full  of  quality,  but  much  smaller  in  size.  In  Class  250 
(ram  lambs),  the  first  prize  pen  were  very  useful  strong  lambs 
with  good  coats.  The  second  pen  were  very  full  of  quality, 
but  not  quite  so  well  grown.  In  Class  251  (shearling  ewes), 
the  competition  was  very  close,  the  first  prize  pen  being  very 
equal,  full  of  quality,  and  well  deserving  of  the  prize  they 
obtained.  In  Class  252  (three  ewe  lambs),  it  was  a most 
difficult  task  to  decide  bet  ween  first  and  second,  the  first  prize 
lambs  were  rather  more  uniform  in  size  and  quality  than  their 
strong  opponents. 
Border  Leicesters. — Both  in  numbers  and  quality  the  show 
of  this  breed  was  an  exceptionally  good  one,  and  it  is  pleasing 
to  see  this  deservedly  popular  breed  making  such  a good 
appearance  at  the  leading  Show  in  the  Kingdom  for  all  classes 
of  sheep.  In  the  class  for  rams,  two-shear  and  upwards,  five 
were  forward — a fair  entry  considering  the  reluctance  of 
breeders  to  bring  out  their  stud  rams  in  show  form.  The  prize 
winners  are  a nice  lot,  the  first  prize  ram  being  a very  good 
handler,  and  well  covered  with  a nice  wool,  the  Challenge  Cup 
for  best  Border  Leicester  exhibit  was  also  awarded  to  this  sheep 
(see  Fig.  6).  There  was  a grand  show  of  shearling  rams,  many 
sheep  of  extra  merit  being  exhibited,  which  looked  like  taking 
some  beating  at  the  leading  shows  during  the  season.  The 
class  for  shearling  ewes  is  also  a good  one,  the  first  and  second 
prize  winners  being  sheep  of  extra  quality,  and  so  evenly 
matched  that  it  was  difficult  to  decide  between  them. 
Wensleydales. — In  Class  256  (rams  two-shear  and  upwards), 
Royal  Gloucester  was  an  outstanding  winner,  and  a typical 
specimen  of  the  breed.  Class  259  (ram  lambs),  contained  some 
well-grown  typical  lambs,  considering  that  in  this  breed  the 
lambing  season  is  somewhat  late.  Class  260  (shearling  ewes), 
was  perhaps  the  best  in  the  section,  the  prize  winning  pens 
being  excellent  specimens  of  the  breed. 
Lonks. — Although  the  entries  were  not  large,  the  specimens 
shown  were  quite  representative  of  the  breed.  All  the  first 
